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Mothers and babies in the North Shore Hospital maternity unit were the recipients of a bundle of small Christmas-themed quilts donated by the Warkworth Quilters Club.
In October, the club was asked by a member of the nursing staff if it would make some quilts for their special care unit. The small quilts, some for cots and others for incubators, were used to also decorate the room for Christmas.
A hospital representative, Suzanne Butler, attended the November club meeting where the quilts were handed over, and talked about the care of mothers and babies at the unit.
A club spokesperson said members were especially pleased to make the quilts, particularly when they learned that they would be carefully stored and used again next Christmas.
The Warkworth club has donated many quilts to the community over the past 12 months.
They have gone to new mothers and babies through the Rodney Women’s Centre, as well as the birthing units at Warkworth and Wellsford. They have also been delivered to hospice, and local nursing homes and care facilities.
“We have also given quilts to those folk we heard of who had suffered loss in various ways through illness, loss of a loved one or other misfortune,” member Glenys Wild says.
The Quilters Club will resume meetings on Tuesday February 21. They are held from 10am to 1pm at the Shoesmith Hall.
Anyone new to the district, who is interested in quilting and patchwork, is welcome.
Info: Jean Gardner 422 5016.
